Implementation of the Convention
Measures Taken to Achieve the 2010 Target
Tunisia, for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity, has established a National Strategy and Action plan, which defines long and short-term goals, at all levels, for the conservation of biodiversity. Several programmes for improving the management of protected areas have been elaborated. These programmes also take into account the conservation of flora and fauna...
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Initiatives in Protected Areas
Tunisia has planned several short, medium and long-term actions that will aid in guaranteeing and effective conservation, in particular for wild species and their habitats. Efforts have been developed for: the establishment of studies to identify new criteria for the identification of potential protected areas; creation of new marine and terrestrial protected areas; implementation of legislation to improve and reinforce the management of existing protected areas; and the extension of existing protected areas...
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Initiatives in Access and Benefit Sharing
Access to genetic resources is limited to those activities included in some bilateral and multilateral research and development projects in accordance with mutually agreed terms. Tunisia is adhering to the FAO International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources, which helps establish an international system for conservation and sustainable use of phytogenetic resources...
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Initiatives for Article 8(j)
Among the objectives of the research carried out was the evaluation of local genetic resources and the capabilities they possess. The programs established aim to: reinforce capacities to allow for small scale agriculture, not adapted to modern intensive practices; keep in place viable production systems based on local cultivars and valuate them; involve local communities in the decision-making process dealing with restrictive genetic technology...
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